basset 0 Posted November 14 Share Posted November 14 Has anyone read this article from techuplife https://techuplife.com/best-emby-server-2020/ I'm planning buy a pc to run my EMBY server and my budget is about £600. I'm thinking the Dell Precision T3630 Operating System Windows 10 Pro CPU Model Core i5 Processor Speed 3000 MHz RAM Size 8192 MB Graphics Coprocessor Intel UHD Graphics 630 Hard disk description Hdd Hardware Interface DVD-RW Any thoughts on this would be most appreciated James Link to post Share on other sites
Luke 25335 Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 Hi, that looks like a solid machine. Link to post Share on other sites
basset 0 Posted November 15 Author Share Posted November 15 Great stuff thanks Luke Link to post Share on other sites
CBers 5144 Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 Replace the HDD with an SSD. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Spaceboy 1495 Posted November 15 Share Posted November 15 definitely agree with the above suggestion, you'll see a massive speed boost from putting the OS and emby db on a SSD of any kind Link to post Share on other sites
basset 0 Posted November 15 Author Share Posted November 15 (edited) SSD it is then. Will 128gb be sufficient ? Thanks Edited November 15 by basset Link to post Share on other sites
Spaceboy 1495 Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 if its just for emby then you should be fine, if you are thinking of putting much else on the pc you might want to think slightly larger. IMO Link to post Share on other sites
basset 0 Posted November 16 Author Share Posted November 16 2 hours ago, Spaceboy said: if its just for emby then you should be fine, if you are thinking of putting much else on the pc you might want to think slightly larger. IMO ok got it thanks Link to post Share on other sites
basset 0 Posted November 16 Author Share Posted November 16 What operating system should i install, windows pro or will basic surfice? or any other suggestions? Thanks Link to post Share on other sites
CBers 5144 Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 Just now, basset said: What operating system should i install, windows pro or will basic surfice? or any other suggestions? Thanks Windows 10 Professional. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
BAlGaInTl 253 Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 2 hours ago, basset said: What operating system should i install, windows pro or will basic surfice? or any other suggestions? Thanks Some (including me) may say Linux. It could help with your budget too. Especially if you aren't doing anything else with the system. It's not for everyone though. Link to post Share on other sites
mastrmind11 654 Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 +1 linux. its free. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Spaceboy 1495 Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 if budget is your concern you can get a win10 pro licence from ebay for less than USD10. works perfectly well though Link to post Share on other sites
BAlGaInTl 253 Posted November 16 Share Posted November 16 28 minutes ago, Spaceboy said: if budget is your concern you can get a win10 pro licence from ebay for less than USD10. works perfectly well though Where's your sense of adventure? 2 Link to post Share on other sites
ebr 10865 Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 16GB of memory would be a good idea as well if not that much more expensive. Link to post Share on other sites
speechles 1452 Posted November 17 Share Posted November 17 (edited) https://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/cty/pdp/spd/optiplex-7070-micro/cto03o7070mffus https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B078DPCY3T/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071KNKBQ1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Then get an 256GB M2 NVME SSD installed for the OS. https://www.amazon.com/Silicon-Power-256GB-Gen3x4-SP256GBP34A60M28/dp/B07ZGK3K4V The only thing not a smoking deal is the memory and the NVME. I have the DELL Optiplex 7060 MFF with the same 8GB Crucial RAM and the same Samsung 860 EVO SSD. It cold boots in under 20 seconds with Emby up running. It is ridiculously power efficient as well. Does not support a full size graphics card so if you ever wish for one avoid the Micro Form Factor. Otherwise jump all over this it is a smoking deal ATM. All the DELL Optiplex line is on sale ATM. 99% of the time it runs silent even during heavy 4K HEVC -> 1080P H264 you never hear it spin up a fan. Only during boot do I ever hear that fan on the video card whirr up. Edited November 17 by speechles Link to post Share on other sites
basset 0 Posted November 19 Author Share Posted November 19 Great stuff thank you this looks like a great PC Link to post Share on other sites
basset 0 Posted Friday at 09:39 AM Author Share Posted Friday at 09:39 AM Just purchased the following machine: -------------------------------------------------------------- Inspiron 3881 Mini Tower 10th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10400 processor(6-Core 12M Cache 2.9GHz to 4.3GHz) Windows 10 Home (64Bit) 16GB, 2x8GB, DDR4, 2666MHz 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive 2TB 7200 rpm 3.5" SATA Hard Drive --------------------------------------------------------------- Are there any benefits to upgrade from Windows 10 Home to Pro? Link to post Share on other sites
Happy2Play 4245 Posted Friday at 09:52 AM Share Posted Friday at 09:52 AM 11 minutes ago, basset said: Are there any benefits to upgrade from Windows 10 Home to Pro? Sort of. https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/91766-windows-10-home-vs-pro Link to post Share on other sites
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